[pax_et_bonum]

I’ve never been drawn to read fantasy but recently began “The Fellowship of the Ring”.

It’s fantastic!

Tolkien is one of the very best writers I’ve read.

[smaug6]

My mother rarely took me to church. But she read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings to me at an early age. My mind was ablaze with the story. I have loved it more than any work of fiction I have ever read. Later in life, after reading it several times, I realized how Tolkien was teaching the necessity of grace and trying to give a feeling for how even the most foul person needs and deserves it with the right attitude *repentance”. The author of this piece misses the most important moment of the Frodo, Gollum, Sam dynamic. I will let you discover it for yourself.

[NYer]

I’ve never been drawn to read fantasy but recently began “The Fellowship of the Ring”. It’s fantastic!

Yes!!! I read LOTR a long time ago and was so excited when Peter Jackson announced his plans to film it. Fantasy can be so difficult to translate to film. From the time the filming began, I followed Jackson's interpretation and was thrilled by the final product. In the end, though, the book remains far superior to any of the films. From the 1st page, Tolkien draws the reader into his world, leaving us captivated. The theme of good vs bad stares us in the face, challenging our recognition of it in our own world. LOTR is a masterpiece.